Agglomeratel body.



UNITED Pr-llElill? owl-on.

WI LHELM SCHUMAOHER, OF OSNABRUGK, GERMANY, ASSXGNOR TOERNST THALMANN, OF NEW YOPK, N. Y.

AGGLUMERATEL' EDD Specification of Letters 'Pntent.

Patented Sept. 8, 1907.

Original application filed September 16 1904, lierial lilo. 224;.717. Eiv'ulell and this application filed Dasember 26, 1906. fioriel N0. fillLd-di.

- To all whom it may concern:

Belt known tliatl,Vv'innEr,M Sonurunennn, n subject of the Emperor of Germany, and n resident of Osnabri'lck, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Agglornerated Bodies, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to agglomerated bodies consisting largely of ores, blast furnace dust, or like mineral substances, which are brought into this shape lor the purpose of facilitating their shipment and smelting.

The present application is t division of one filed by me the United States Patent Office on September 16, 1904, Serial No. 224,717, in which earlier applications process for making such agglomerated bodies is claimed. As described in the said application, 1 grind siliolous material such as sand, quartz or flint very finely to produce a powder which is impalpable, the particles of which have the form of flakes, needles and other irregulnr non-prismatic bodies as distinguished lrozn the approximately prismatic or globular shape which even very fine sand has in nature. Such b1okenup particles therefore have a much greater surface and less thickness than natural sand particles of the some fineness, that is, particles which will pass through. the same screen. This condition of thc .nlllClOlIB material greatly promotes the completeness of the subsequent reaction. The second ingredient employed by me isllrne in any suitable condition, and the two ingredients are gcneu ellyprovided in about equal amounts, and 111 e ore, blast furnace dust or thelike is incorporated with the lime and finely ground silicions material. The addition of ,lime and silicious material may be about 5 $70 of the innterial to be agglomerated, but varies according to the nature of the material. The mass is formed into coherout bodies by briqucting, and then hardened by exposing it to the action of steam under pre sure in a closed "vcsseh Instead of this, 1 might first expose the mixture oi lime and silicio us material to the action of steam under pressure fora relatively short time, then incorporate this mixture with the ore or other material. and

subject the entire mass to the action oi steam under pressure.

in eitner case, calcium silicate is formed, which constitutes a binder fol holding the agglomerated ore, etc., together, so rhatcoherenl bodies are produced suitable I ior'shlpmcut and smelting or other treatment without premature munibl n Agglorucrated bodies made in accordance with the uhove-descri bed process are distinguishable by the fact that only a. very small proportion of'the silicious mate rial remains uucolnbinod, say not more than from 5 to ll] per cent. of the en tire silicious material used] Since, as above stated, the s icious material forms only about 21} per cent. ol the entire mass, tlieuncoinbined siiicious lnaterial remaining in the finished product is only from l to 1- of one per cen t. or" thefinal product,-that is at very small proportion. This amount can be isolated by treating the product with at suitable agent such as hydrochioric acid. liy examining the uncombined residue thus isolated. with a magnifying glass or n microscope, 80 the irregular shape of the ilnelygrouud silicious material will be recognized readily, differing chnractcristically from the appearance of send as it occurs in nature. This iireguhu' shape of tho unconibincd particles of silicious matoriul can also be ascertained by making slices oi the finished product, or polishing its surface, and examining the pieces so treated. under the microscope.

[claim as my invention:

Au ngglomcrnlml holly comprising blast furnace dust or like mineral material, bound into :1 coherent body by an llllillltlii Illih'llll'u of rllllczlic ol vulcluln and u very small proportion of silica com-isling entirely of jagged puljlich-s oi the fineness ol :lii hupzllpnblo powder, substanllzlll as described.

In lvr-tliinou u'lurcoi'. l have lll!lilii() sic-nod my mime in the prom-um: o1 iu'o subscribing witnesses. 

